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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL E. LINKE, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR To THE THo-RNETYPESETTING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

sP cIEIoATmNfermin part of Letters Patent No; 651,551, dated J1me 12;1900. I Application filed December 31, 1898. Serial No. 700,799. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMIL F. LiNKE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Hartford, in the county of Hartford i andState of Connecticut, have invented cer- 'provide loading type,type-matrices, or similar matter into the channels of type or matrixdistributing machines, the object being to improved and reliable meansfor antomaticallyinjecting the lines of type matter into those channelsonly which by the progrers of the distributing operation have beconeemptied of their type to any desired predetermined extent withoutinterrupting the distributing operation and without the services of theattendant, save occasionally for the insertion of a new column or galleyof type when the previous column has by the successive loadingoperations been transferred to the channels of the distributing-machine.

This invention comprises also improved means for feeding forward thecolumn of type, for detaching the succeeding foremost lines singlytherefrom, for positively breaking from the column the lines of typewhich may have become matted together during the previous printing orstereotyping operations, an improved guard device for cushioning theforce of impact of the feeding movement. of the column of type, andmeans for int-er1nit-- tently removing the tension of the feedingspringfrom the column and from the injecting devices during the operation ofinjecting the detached line into the distributing-machine.

The invention further comprises improved features of construction andarrangement tending to facilitate the manipulation and control of themechanism. These include a controller by means ofiwhich the trigger ofthe automatic starting device may at any time be withdrawn by theattendant from its operative position, so as to arrest the operation ofthe loading mechanism to permit all of the distribntirig-channels tobecome entirely empty or for any other purpose; an

nels located in a corresponding around its periphery, the upper channelsbeing provided with wards set in 85 automatic stop or knock-off deviceby means of which the operation of the loading mechanism is also stoppedwhen the galley is emptied of its column of type; a hinged frame uponwhich the loading mechanism is mounted, thereby permitting the entiremechanism to be swung aside for examination, adjustment, or repairs, anda cover-plate for the series of channels in the distributer', serving asan abutment for the follower-springs and provided with one or more slotswhich by moving the cover-plate may be brought into coincidence with anyone of the type-channels to allow of the ready removal therefrom of thefollowers and their springs.

This in vention,altl1ough applicable to other types of distributingmachines, is herein shown as being applied to the distributingcylinderof a type-setting machine of the class shown and described in the UnitedStates Patent to J. Thorne, No. 372,187, of October 25, 1887. Thatmachine is provided with a stationary composing-cylinder 23 and with anintermittently-rotating distributing-cylinder 18, located above andconcentric with the composing-cylinder. The distributing-cylinder isprovided with type-receiving channels which run longitudinally of thecylinder and are located at equal distances apart around the peripherythereof. The composing-cylinder is provided with similar chan-' relationends of those differing combinations, each of which permits only thosetype which are nicked in accordance with the combination of its wards toenter from the channels of the upper or distributing cylinder during theintermissions in the rotation thereof. These intermissions occur justwhen the two series of channels in the two cylinders are coincident,thereby allowing the type in the distributing-cylinder which havearrived at their proper channels in the composing-cylinder to drop pastthe wards into these channels. a

Figure 1 of the drawings is a plan view of my improved mechanism,showingin connection therewith a fragment of the distribnting- 10ocylinder and its channels into which the type is to be loaded. Fig. 2 isa front view projected from Fig. 1, showing in addition thereto aportion of the driving-shaft and gearing of the machine, by means ofwhich movement is transmitted to the loading mechanism. Fig. 3 is an endview projected from the righthand side of Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is anend view in section taken on the 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a plan view insection taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a front viewinsection taken approximately along the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is aplan View, and Fig. 8 a left-hand end view, showing the line- 'engagingdevices of the mechanism in a different position from those in whichthey are represented in Figs. 1 and 5. Fig. 9 is a plan viewrepresenting the line-engaging devices in still another position,illustrating the operation of the guard-armby-pass. Fig. 10 is a planview of the driving mechanism and the clutch device, the latter beingshown just at the moment of release from its detent. Fig. 11 is a frontview projected from Fig. 10 and showing in addition thereto theautomatic starting device and the manual and automatic stop devices insection taken substantially along the line 11 12 of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is afragmentary view taken on the same section-line, showing the trigger ofthe automatic starting device withdrawn below the plane of rotation ofthe followers by the operation of the stop device whether manually orautomatically operated. Fig. 13 is a left-hand end View in section takenapproximately along the line 13 13 of Fig. 1, with the slot of thetype-channel cover moved into coincidence with the plane of the section.Fig. 14 is an end view of a modified form of stop device whieh like thatof the previous figures is adapted to be operated manually orautomatically.

The terms front, rear, right, left, upper, lower, and other similarterms are herein used in their relative instead of their absolute sense.For example, the view shown in Fig. 2 is herein described as a frontview of the loading mechanism, although this mechanism is preferablyplaced uponthe rearward side of the type-setting machine, and thereforethis view, regarded with reference to the entire machine, would be arear View thereof.

This loading mechanism. in the preferred embodiment herein shown ismounted upon the framing 15, which is pivotally attached to a portion ofthe frame 16 of the type-distributingmachine by means of the hinge-pin17, upon which the entire mechanism may be swung outwardly away from thedistribu tingcylinder 18 of the machine, so as to allow of ready accessto all parts of that cylinder or to the loading mechanism. The device issecured in its inward or operative position, as best shown in Figs. 1,3, and 4, by means of thebolt 19, which passes through the hub 20 oftheframe 10. The T-head of the bolt when turned into coincidence with theslot 21 in the framing allows that framingto be swung line 4 4 of Figs.

to its open position away from the hub and when turnedcrosswise of-theslot, as shown in Fig. 4, clamps the framing in position against thathub by means of the handnut 22. The vertical mainshaft 24 is fitted torotate in hearings in the framing 15 and is provided with a series ofactuating-cams, each of which will-be described in connection with thedevice which it operates. The axis of the main shaft 24 is inline withthe axis of the driving-shaft 25 when the loading mechanism is in itsoperative position.

The driving-shaft 25 .is journaledin the bracket 26, attached to orintegral with the frame 16, and it receives a regular rotary mo-' tionby means of the bevel-gears 27 and 28 from any convenientshaft, as 29,of the typedistributing. machine. 1

The column 30 of the type matter to be loaded into the channels 31 ofthe distributing-cylinder 18 is contained in an ordinary rcmovablegalley 33, which is supported in a corresponding recess in the framing15, with its leading end in close proximity to thelineinjector, beingheld endwise to placeby means of the latch 39. The faces of the type atthe front of the galley are shut in and protected by means of the door34, which is preferably provided with a pane 35, of transparent-glass,through which the progress of the column may be observed by theattendant. The door is pivotally attached by means of the H-shaped link36 to suitable hubs 37 of i the framing 15, so that the door may, uponbeing released from its latch 38, be pushed longitudinally backward andthen swung open to the position represented by dot-and dash lines inFig.1.

The injector for transferring or loading the linesof'type from thegalley into the channels of the distrihating-cylinder isherein shown toconsist of a slide 40, which is located in line with one of the stoppingpositions of the type-channels 31. That slide is fitted to reciprocatein guiding-ways in the framing 15 to an extent represented by comparisonof the extreme positions of the slides shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Thereciprocating movement of the injector-slide is imparted by means of thecam 41, fixed on the shaft 24 and operating through the medium of thebell-cranked arm 42 and the link 43. The type-engaging end of theinjector is preferably provided with a facing 44 of celluloid,compressed fiber, or other similar substance to avoid damaging thecharacter-faces of the type. The cam 41 is so formed and timed withrelation to the movements of the distributing-cylinder as to move theinjeetorforward during each intermission in the rotation of thecylinder. During the return movement of the injector as soon as itstypeengaging end has been drawn back beyond the plane of the faces ofthe type in the column the latter is moved forward far enough to bringits next leading line of type into the path of movement of the injectoragainst the stop 64 in position to be loaded into the succeeding channelof the cylinder at the next stroke of the injector. This forward feedingmovement of the column is imparted by means of a column -pusher, which,as best shown in Figs. v4 and 5, extends through the space between thedoor 34 and the galley 33 and engages behind the rearmost lineof type inthe column. For convenience ofmanipulation the column-pusher ispreferably composed of two separable parts-the pusherblade 45 and thecarriage 48-the base 46 of the pusher-blade being fitted to slidetransversely, as best shown in Fig. 6, in the column-pusher carriage 48.fitted to slide in the framing 15, beneath the type-galley and paralleltherewith, far enough to enable the column-pusher to traverse the entirelength of the galley. By this arrangement the column-pusher can bewithdrawn laterally from its carriage by opening the door 34, or boththe-pusher and its carriage may be withdrawn longitudinally from themechanism by swinging the door entirely open.

The carriage 48 is provided with a pawl 51, which rests by gravity,aided, if necessary, by aspring, upon teeth out in the upper surface ofthe feeding-rack 50, which is fitted to slide in .a longitudinal groovein thefram-- in g 15, beneath and parallel with the carriage 48, so asto enable the rack to reciprocate longitudinally to the extent of two orthree of its teeth.- The feeding impulse is intermittently imparted tothe column by means of the spring 53, attached between the rack 50 andthe framing 15, the period and extent of the intermissions beingcontrolled-by a cam 54 on the shaft 24, which engages .with

an arm 55 ofthe rack and withdraws it from the pawl 51, as shown inFigs. 5 and 6, during the time that the injector 40 is in front of thecolumn, thereby transferring the pressure of the spring 53 to thecamfrom the column,andconsequently from the side of the injector 40,during the reciprocating stroke thereof, so as to allow it to movefreely with out side pressure. 7

The feeding-rack50 is provided with a projecting handle 56, by means ofwhich the operator may draw the rack backwardly away from the cam 54, soas to transfer the tension of the spring from the cam to the-pawl'51,and thence to the pusher 45, when starting the feeding operation upon anewcolumn. The handle 56 is also useful to facilitate the release of thepawl 51 from the tension of the spring, .when desired, by first drawingback the rack and then lifting the pawl out of contact therewith, thepawl being provided with an arm 52, which extends beyond the fram-' ing,so that it may readily be reached by the operator whenever it may benecessary -to move the carriage 48 by hand.

.As it frequently happens that some of the lines of type in the columnbecome matted together during the printing or stereotyping That carriageis' 'tion shown in Fig 1.

the line operates operations, means are provided for positively breakingor detaching each leading line of type from the column before injectingit into its channel. bodied in the present invention consist of abreaker 58, which is pivotally supported upon one or more swinging links59, so mounted on the framing 15 as to guide the type-engaging end 60 ofthe breaker behind the end of The means for this purpose emthe injector40 and against the feet of the next line of the column, which has atthat time been'fed forward into the plane of the injector, therebybreaking that line loose from the column and moving it to the posiisshown at the opposite end of its movement with its type-engaging endoutside of the plane of the injector 40. 1

As a means for moving'thebrcaker through its desired stroke it is madeto engage with the in jector-slide 40. In the machine shown herein theouter end 61 of the breaker is extended into the plane .of movement ofthe outer end of the injector-slide 40, the engagstarting the breakerfrom its extreme position. (Shown in Fig. 5.) The breaker is yieldinglyheld in this position by means of a spring 62,

attached to the framing 15. Thus by the operation of this breaker eachsucceeding foremost line of type is positively detached from the columnupon each return movement of the injectopslide, so as to have a freeline in readiness for the succeedingoperation of the injector.

The breaker is herein shown to be mounted upon two of the links 59, likea well-known parallel-ruler. tial to its operation, since one of thoselinks, preferably located near This, however, is not essenthetype-engaging end 60 of the breaker, would serve. equally well,t-he'opposite end of the breaker having a slotted connection with theinjector or be-' ing guided in any convenient way in the path ofmovement thereof. 7

It is considered desirable to engage the foot ends of the type for thebreaking op eration in order to avoid or, atleast, toreduce to a minimumthe liability of marring or bruising the type-faces. Although the forceof theimpact or pressure against the foot of to carrythe faces of thesucceeding lines with an equal force against the door or cover of thegalley, still that pressure or impact is distributed over all the facesof all the cohering lines, thereby correspondingly lessening theliability of in j u ring the'individual faces. 7

In order to cushion the force of impact of the feeding operation of thecolumn against the stop 64, a guard-arm 65 is provided. This ispivotally mounted upon the framing 15, with its type-engaging end 66extending across the end of the column. The opposite end of theguard-arm is provided with a bypass (37, pivotally attached theretoandyieldin glyheld in the position shownin Figs. 1 and In Fig. 5 thebreaker ing surfaces being beveled, so as to facilitate I 5 by means ofthe spring 68, the arm being prevented from moving beyond this positionby the contact of the two shoulders 69. The by-pass extends into thepath of movement of the cam on the injector 40, which upon its returnfrom the injection of each line moves the guard-arm, as shown in Fig. 7,into contact with the succeeding type-line just before the feed-cam 54reaches a position which allows the tension of the spring 53 to be transferred to the column. The force of impact of the forward feedingmovement of the column is cushioned by the receding movement of theguard-arm, which is controlled by the cam 70 as the latter moves awayfrom the by-pass 67 from the position shown in Fig. 7. The guardarm isduring the intermissions in its movement held in its outward or openposition (shown in Fig. 8) by means of the spring 71, attached to theframing 15. The succeeding forward or line-loading movement of theinjector swings the by-pass 67 to the position shown in Fig.9 withoutoperating the guardarm, which therefore is operated only by the rearwardor return movements of the injector.

The type-channels in machines of this class are ordinarily provided withfollowers 85, which rest upon the type and by their weight, aided, ifnecessary, by the springs 84, serve to impel the type toward its lowestposition in the channel. The upperends of these followers project beyondthe circumference of the distributing-cylinder, as shown in Figs. 1 and13, so as to form shoulders 86 for engagement with the follower-lifterand the trigger of the automatic starting devices hereinafterdescribed.The lifter 87 for these followers is pivotally mounted up on the framing15 and engages with the cam 88. The end of this lifterextends into closeproximity to the distributing-cylinder and is adapted to engage beneaththe projecting shoulders 86 of each of the followers as theysuccessively reach theposition of coincidence with the injector 40, asbest shown in Fig. 13. The cam 88 is so formed and timed with relationto the rest of the mechanism as to raise and hold the follower above thelevel of the incoming line of type just in advance of and during theline-loading movement of the injector 40,

leaving that follower resting upon the top of that line and returning toits lowest or resting position in readiness for the succeeding follower.The construction and mode of operation of this lifting device aresubstantially like the correspondingly-numbered device shown in UnitedStates Patent No. 614,662, of November 22, 1898, differing therefromprincipally in the respect that the lifter of the present machine isadapted to operate as a lever of the third kind, while in the machine ofthe patent referred to it operates as a lever of the first kind.

This loading mechanism is intermittently operated by a driving devicewhich is similar in its essential features to the device employed for asimilar purpose in the machine of .ative position.

the aforesaid patent, No. 614,662. The main shaft 24, which carries thecams for actuating the loading mechanism, is located, as alreadydescribed, in line with the driving-shaft when the loading mechanism isswung into its oper- (Shown in the figures of the drawings.) Thatdriving-shaft 25 has fixed upon it a carrier 73, having in its peripherya shoulder 74. A plate is fixed upon the cam 88, and thereby fixed tothe shaft 24, and has a pawl 76 pivotally mounted thereon in the planeof the carrier 73. A projecting hook 77 of the pawl is adapted to engagewith the shoulder 74 of the carrier, and the pawl is normally heldtoward its engaging relation with the carrier by means of the spring 78.(Shown in Fig. 10, in which the pawl is also shown to be in drivingengagement.)

During the desired intermissions in the operation of the loadingmechanism the pawl 76 is held out of engagement with the carrier, asshown in Fig. 1, by means of the detent 90, pivotally mounted upon theframing 15 and engaging with the outer end 79 of the pawl. As hereinshown, the detent is mounted upon the stud, which also forms the pivotfor the lifter 87, although thisis merely for constructive convenienceand economy. While in the detached position shown in Fig. 1, the pawl 76under the tension of its spring 78 operates as a lever against theengaging detent 90, tending to turn the plate 75 and its shaft 24backwardly, which movement, if permitted, would allow the hook of thedetent to be struck by the shoulder 74 of the carrier at each rotation.This backward turning of the plate is, however, prevented by a latch 80,(best shown in Fig. 5,) which is pivotally mounted upon the framing l5and engages with a suitably-located rearwardly-facing shoulder 81 on thehub of the feeding-cam 54, being held into contact therewith by means ofthe spring 83.

The construction and mode of operation of the intermittently-operatingdriving device described in the preceding paragraph are substantiallylike those of the device shown in the Patent No. 614,662 above referredto; but the automatic starting device herein shown for automaticallyreleasing the carrier-pawl 76 from its detent 90, so as to permit thepawl to engage with its carrierand operate the loading devices Wheneverthose channels which have become emptied of their type to apredetermined extent arrive at the position of coincidence with theinjector, is an important feature of the present invention and will nowbe described. The detent 90 is provided witha trigger 91, (best shown inFigs. 11 and 12,) located close to the distributing-cylinder in a planesubstantially coincident with that of the lowest position reached by theshoulders 86 of the followers when their respective type-channels areempty or when the type has receded to any desired stage in thedistributing operation. The trigger is fitted to slide in a directionsubstantially coincident its carrier,

with that of the rotary movement of the followers at the line-injectingposition and is provided with an upwardly-extending. shoulder 92 forengaging with the shoulders 86.0f the respective followers. The triggeris connected by means of the rod 93 with the lower end of thepivotally-mounted detent 90, so that the trigger when engaged by one ofthe followers, as shown in Fig.1], withdraws the upper end of the detent90 from the carrierpawl 76 and allows the latter to engage with as shownin Fig. 10, thereby starting the loading mechanism upon one of itsoperations. The detent 90 and the trigger 91 are during theintermissions in that operation yieldingly held in the posit-ion shownin Figs. 1, 2, and 6 by means of the spring 94, (shown in Figs. 1 and4,) attached to pins on the rod 93 and on the framing 15. The rod 93 isattached to a slotted arm of the detent 90, so as to allow of varyingthe angular movement of the detent. Almost the first step in the.operation of the loading mechanism is that of raising the follower 85away from the shoulder 92 of the trigger, as shown in Fig. 6, therebydisengaging these parts for the succeeding rotative step of thecylinder. Before thus lifting the follower, however, the trigger ispushed forward therefrom, so as to remove from the follower the lateralpressure of the trigger-spring 94. The detent 90 is provided with an arm95, which extends into engaging relation with a cam-surface 96 of theplate 75,

' which immediately upon the starting of the loadingmechanism, as shownin Fig. 10,comes in contact with the arm 95 and pushes the shoulder 92of the trigger away from the fol lower, as shown in Fig. 11. The cam 96is so formed and timed with relation to the rest of the mechanism as toallow the trigger and its detent to return again to their position(shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6) for detaching the pawl 76 from the'carrierat the completion of itsrotation and to be in readiness for the followerof the succeeding type-channel, in case that channel should be emptiedof its type sufficiently, to allow its follower to engage with thetrigger.

.As it is frequently desirable to entirely stop the operation of theloading mechanism at the will of the operator in case of adisarrangement of the type or to allow the distributing-channels tobecome entirely emptied of their type, a controlling device is provided,the construction and mode of operation of which are best shown in Figs.10 and ll. The trigger 91 is mounted upon a cross-head 97, which isfitted to slide vertically in a suitable slideway in the framing 15. Thelower end of the cross-head is inclined and rests upon acorrespondingly-inclined portion of the controller 98, which is tittedto slide transversely to the direction of movement of the cross-head andextends to any point of the machine at which it may be most convenientlyreached by the attendant or operator. lts range of movement, determinedby the screw 99 and the shoulder 100, is, as represented by a comparisonof Figs. 11 and 12, suflicient to enable the controller when in oneposition, as shown in Fig. 11, to support the cross-head,with theshoulder 92 of the trigger projecting into the zone of movement of thefollowers, and when in the other position to. allow the cross-head todrop, so as to withdraw the shoulder 92 below that zone of movement, asshown in Fig. 12, thereby permitting the distributing-cylinder to rotatewithout actuating the loading mechanism. It will be obvious that butone, and either one, of the coengaging surfaces of the controller andthe trigger-support need be inclined for the performance of thisfunction. The dropping movement of the crosshead and its trigger maybeby the force of gravity alone or by the operation of a spring, as 89,according to the weight of the parts or their disposition with relationto the vertical. It is also desirable to have the loadingmechanismstopped automatically whenever the last line of each column has been fedout of the galley, so as to relieve the attendant or operator from thenecessity of watching the progress of the loading operation. Thisfeature is of great importance in connection with a loading devicewhich, like that of the present invention, is intended for use upon atype composing and distributing machine to be manipulated by a singleoperator, since that operator is thereby enabled to devote his entireattention to the composing portion of the machine, excepting when theautomatic stopping of the loading mechanism indicates that the column oftype has all been loaded into the machine. The means for thusautomatically stopping the loading mechanism consists in the embodimentshown in the principal figures of the bell-cranked knockoif arm 108,which is pivotally mounted upon an ear of the'framing 15 and extendsimmediately beneath the controller 98. This arm is provided with aconnecting-rod 109, which extends substantially parallel with the pathof the column-pusher carriage 48 and is provided with a pin or similarprojection 110, extending into the path of movement of the projection 49of that carriage. The latter is so located that it will collide with thepin and thus operate the knock-elf in pushing the last line of type fromthe column in front of the injector 40, thereby raising the latched endof the controller 98 and allowing it to be withdrawn from beneath thetrigger crosshead 97 to its non-operative position (shown in Fig. 12) bymeans of the spring 111, which is attached between the controller 98 anda convenient fixed portion of the machine or framing. This spring is sodisposed and connected as to exert its tension downwardly as well aslongitudinally upon the controller, thereby tending to carry the latterto and hold it yieldingly in its latched postition. (Shown in Fig. 11.)

This loading mechanism may be adapted to the loading of lines ofdiffering lengths by suitably proportioning the respective parts, or itscapacity in this respect may be modified. within certain limits byadjusting the stroke of the follower-lifter S7 or by substitutinganother lifter-arm having the desired stroke,or an otherandsuitably-adapted mechanism with its own framing may be substitutedby-withdrawing the hinge-pin 17.

. In order that the type-channel followers may be accurately adjustedand maintained in a uniform relation to the trigger and also to allow ofthe substitution of other followers of different length or springs ofdifferent tension when changing the machine to operate upon a differentwidth of column, it is desirable that these followers and their springsshall be readily removable by the operator. As a means of accomplishingthese objects the entire series of channels is provided with acover-plate 101, which as applied to a cylinder is an annular plateextending entirely around the top of the cylinder, being held inposition by the annular gib 102. The plate is provided with a slot 103,corresponding in position with that of the type-channels, so that theslot may by shifting the plate be brought into coincidence with any oneof these channels. That portion of the slot which coincides with theposition of the series of springs is enlarged to permit of the passageof the spring through the slot, the opening being closed by thescrew-plug 10 the end of which is coincident with the bottom surface ofthe plate, so that it may be moved along the series of springs withoutcatching their upper ends. When it is desired to remove'a spring or afollower, or both, the operator seizes the plate by its projecting rim105, which is preferably rounded like the rim of a hand-wheel and movesthe slot 103 into coincidence with the desiredchannel. He then removesthe plug 104, thereby permitting the removal of the spring and thefollower. This cover-plate may, if desired, be provided with additionalslots 103, located at substantially equal intervals around itscircumference, in order to lessen the extent to which the cover must bemoved in order to bring one of the slots over a desired channel. A briefdescription will now be given of the operation of this device. A galleyof type is placed inposition, the carriage 48 is shifted to the rearwardend of the galley, the columnpusher 45 is insertedbehind the bottom orrearward line of the column, and the door 34 is closed. The tension ofthe feeding-spring 53 is then transferred from the cam 54 to the pawl 51of the carriage by drawing back the feed-rack one or two notches bymeans of its handle 56. During these preparations the mechanism remainsin the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and during this time alsothe distributing-cylinder should be stopped or the trigger 91 should beretracted to the position shown in Fig. 12 out of engaging relation tothe followers by means of the controller 08. The controller is thenpushed forward to the position shown in Fig. 11, in which it is latchedby its shoulder 100, and the distributing-machine may then be put inoperation. The first follower 85, which is low enough in its channel tocollide with the shoulder 92 of the trigger, moves that trigger and itsconnected detent to the position shown in Fig. 11, thereby releasing thepawl 76 and allowing it to engage with its carrier 73, as.

shown in Fig. 10, thus inaugurating one of the intermittentrotations ofthe driving-shaft 25anditsactuating-cams. Atthecommencement of thatrotation the cam 96, engaging with the arm of the detent 90, moves theshoulder 92 of the trigger clear of the follower which actuated it, andthe lifter 87 raises the follower to the position shown in Fig. 0. Bythis time the detent 90 is released from its cam 96 and is permitted toreturn to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 6 in readiness to collidewith the ends '79 of the carrier-pawl and disengage it from its carrier73. Meanwhile the injector 40 is moved by its cam 41. toward thedistributingcylinder, carrying in to the coincident type-channel thereofthe line of type which lies in its path of movement. During this forwardmovement of the injector the by-pass 67 is carried forward by its cam70, as shown in Fig. 9, without operating the guard-arm; but upon thereturn movement of the slide, uponreaching the position shown in Fig. 7,the guard-arm is carried forward against the succeeding line of type ofthe column, so as to take the tension of the feeding-spring 53, nowtransferred from the cam 54 to the column after having been supported bythat cam during the forward movement of the injector. The cam 70 of theinjector is so shaped as to allow the guardarm to recede as gradually asthe timing of the parts will permit to the position shown in Fig. 1, soas to cushion the force of impact of the column against the stop 64. Atthis time also the breaker 58 is brought into operation by the movementof theinjector, the type-engaging end 60 of the breaker being swung bythe angular movement of its link into the plane of the foremost line ofthe column and against the feet thereof, moving to the position shown inFig. 1 and forcibly breaking the foremost line from the column, in whichposition the line rests in readiness to be loaded into the succeedingemptied channel of the distributing-cylinder at the next operation ofthe loading mechanism. As the last line of the column is pushed in frontof the injector 40 theprojection f the column-pusher collides with thepin and operates the automatic stop device, thereby withdrawingthetrigger 91 out of the zone of movement of the followers 85, and thusstopping the operation of the line-loading mechanism. When it is desiredto stop that mechanism before the completion of the column then in thegalley,

the stop device is manually operated by liftin g the latching-shoulder100 of the controller clear of its catch.

The modified construction shown in Fig. 14 may be employed to advantagewherever the environment will permit. The cross-head 115 is fitted toslide vertically, as before, and is provided with the pivotally-attachedcontroller 116, to the bell-cranked end of which is attached the spring117, which thereby exerts a downward pressure upon the crosshead and alateral pressure upon the controller, holding it against the catch 11S,upon which the latching-shoulder 119 of the controller rests when thedevice is in its upper or operative position shown in the figure. Thecontroller extends into engaging relation to the projection 49 of thecolu m n-pusher, so that the latter upon reaching the desired limit ofits movement carries the controller laterally away fromthesupport-ing-catch 11S, thereby allowing the cross-head to be drawn bythe spring 117 to its lowest position, correspondin g to that of thecross-head 97. (Shown in Fig. 12.) The controller may extend downwardly,as here shown, or. upwardly, if preferred, to any point at which it maybe most conveniently reached by the operator. It is also preferablyprovided with a stop-shoulder 120 to arrest its upward or startingmovement at a point which permits its latchingshoulder 119 to pass overthe catch 118. The framing 15, although shown in the drawings as beingmade up of several separate parts for convenience in constructing andassembling the mechanism, is herein described as a single element,inasmuch as it serves when in use as a single integral piece; so, also,does the bell-cranked arm 42, which is herein shown to consist oftwo'members clamped together for convenience in adjusting the strokedriving-shaft and position of the injector, since the two membersoperate as an integral piece after being adjusted in proper angularrelation. In like mannerthe column-pusher would be equally effective forthe performance of its principal function of feeding the type if it wereconstructed in an integral piece, being herein shown to consist of twoseparable parts for convenience in manipulating the machine. framing 15is pivotally mounted, is herein shown to be located at a point near theaxis of the actuating main shaft 24, thereby bringing that shaft out ofaxial alinement with the 25 when swung away from its loading position.It is obvious, however, that the framing might be hinged upon orconcentric with the main shaft itself, thereby keeping that shaft alwaysin alinementwith its driving-shaft. The matter to be loaded ishereinbefore referred to under the generic name of type matter, whichshould be understood to include matrices and all other similar matter towhich this invention is or may be found applicable.

The shoulder 92 of the trigger 91 is herein The hinge-pin 17, upon whichthe shown to-be located so as to be engaged only by the followers ofthose channels which have become entirely emptied of type. Obviously,however, the shoulder may be extended upwardly or the entirecross-head-and its support be moved bodily upward or downward, so. thatthe shoulder may be engaged by the followers at any desired plane orlevel, so as to reload the channels whenever the type therein havereceded to the desired extent.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In a machine of the class specified, incombination withalaterally-movingtype-distributing channel thereof, andwith a device for loading type into the channel, means operative withthe lateral movement of the channel, for automatically startingtheloading device in operation when the type in the channel recedes to apredetermined extent.

- 2. In a machine of the class specified, in

combination with alaterally-moving type-distributing channel, anintermittently-operating type-loading device therefor, a detent forholding the loading device out of operation during the desiredintermissions, and means operable with the lateral movement of thedistribu ting-channel for automatically disengaging the detent from theloading device when the type in the channel reaches a predeterminedpoint in its distribution.

3. In combination with a series of type-distributin g channels, and withdevices for loading type therein, means independently operable with eachchannel for automatically starting theloadin g devices to load thatchan- Znel when the type therein recedeto a predetermined extent.

4. In combination with a series of type-distributing channels, having anintermittentlyoperating type-loading device therefor, a detent forholding the loading device out of operation during the desiredintermissions and means independently operable with each distributi ng-ch annel for automatically disengaging the detent from the loadingdevice to load that channel when the type therein recede to r apredetermined level.

5. The combination of a laterally-moving type-distributing channel, atype-follower therefor, intermittentlyoperating loading mechanism forinjecting type into the channel, and detent mechanism for preventing theoperation of the loading mechanism at the desired intermissions,extending into en= gaging relation with the type-follower'at apredetermined plane in its lateral movement, whereby the loadingmechanism is released and permitted to operate.

6. In a laterally-moving type-distributing machine comprising adistributing-channel and a follower for the type in the channel, loadingmechanism for inserting additional matter in the distributing-channel,an inter- 'mittentl y operating driving device for the loadingmechanism, a detent for holding the driving means stationary during thedesired intermissions, and means operable with the tional type matterinto the 3o mechanism located lateral movement of the channel-followerfor disengaging; the detent and releasing the driving mechanism when thetype in the channel reaches a predetermined point in its distribution.

7. In a machine of the class specified, in combination with alaterallymoving type-distributing channel thereof, and with loadingmechanism foriusertingadditioual type matter into the channel, anautomatic starting device for the loading mechanism, located in engagingrelation to the follower, and means operable with the loadingmechanismfor disengaging the starting device from the follower. I

8. In a machine of the class specified, in combination with adistributing-channel, a follower therefor, and intermittently-operatingloading mechanism for inserting addichannel, a starting device for theloading mechanism located in engaging relation lifter for raising thefollower plane of the starting device.

9. In a machine of the class specified, in combination with adistributing-channel, a follower therefor, and loading mechanism forinserting additional type matter into the channel, a starting device forthe loading in engaging relation to the follower, means, as a cam, fordisengaging the starting device from the follower, and a lifter forraising the disengaged follower out of engaging relation to the startingdevice.

10. In a machine of the class specified, the combination of adistributing-channel, a follower for the type in the channel,line-loading mechanism, comprising means for supporting a galley oftype, means for cutting again above the off the single lines of typefrom the galley and inserting them in the chanuel,and a lifter forraising the follower out of the way of the incoming type.

11. I11 combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-distributing channels for uneven lines of type, loading mechanismtherefor, comprising means for automatically finding and injecting typeinto those channels only which become emp- 5o tied to a predeterminedextent.

12. Incombination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-distribu ting channels for uneven lines of type, a correspondingseries of independent followers, intermittently-operating loadingmechanism thei'efolycomprisin g, a lifter for the followers,

' ,and means for automatically finding and inj ecting type into thesucceeding channels only as they become emptied to a predeterminedextent.

13. In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-distributing channels, provided with followers, loading mechanismtherefor, comprising, a litter for the followers, means for cutting offlines of type from the column or galley and injecting them into thesucceeding channels at one to the follower, and a of the stoppingpositions thereof, an intermittently-operating driving device for theloading mechanism, and a starting device operable with the followers foring mechauism iu operation at each of those channels which have becomeemptied of type to a predetermined extent.

14. In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingdistributingchannels, provided with followers, loading mechanismtherefor, comprising, a lifter for the followers, means for cutting offlines of type from a column or galley and injecting them into thesucceeding channels at one of the stopping positions thereof, anintermittently-operating driving device for the loading mechanism, adetent for holding the loading mechanism stationary during the requiredintermissions,aud means, operable with each of those channels which havebecome emptied of type to a predetermined extent, for disengaging thedetent and releasing the driving device.

15. In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingdistributingchanncls provided with followers, loading mechanismtherefor, comprising a litter for the followers, means for cutting offlines of type from a column or galley and injecting them into thesucceeding channels at one of the stopping positions thereof, anintermittently-operating driving device for the loading mechanism, adetcntforholding the loading mechanism stationary during the requiredintermissions, and a trigger operatively eonnected with the detent andlocated in position to be engaged by each succeeding follower of thosechannels as it becomes emptied of type to a predetermined extent, whenit reaches the aforesaid stopping position.

16. In combination with a laterally-moving type-distributing channel andits type follower, an automatic starting device having a trigger locatedin follower at a predetermined plane of its lat eral movement of thefollower.

17. In combination with the distributingchannel and with a followertherefor, an automatic starting device having a trigger located inengaging relation to the follower at a predetermined point in the pathof movement of the follower, with means for withdrawing the trigger fromthe said path of movement.

18. In combination with the distributingchannel and with a followertherefor, an automatic starting device having a trigger located inengaging relation to the follower at a predetermined point in its pathof movement, and a movable support for the trigger for enabling it to bemoved at will into or out of the path of movement of the follower. 19.In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-distributing channels, provided with followers, an automaticstarting device having a trigger located in engaging relation to thesuccesputting the load- 'sive followers at the end of their requiredpath of movement, and a movable support for the trigger for moving it atwill into or out of engaging relation to the series of f ollowers.

20. In combination with a series of intermittently-movingdistributing-channels provided with followers, an automatic startingdevice having a trigger located in engaging relation to the successivefollowers at the ends of theirrequired paths of movement, a support onwhich the trigger slides laterally with the followers when engagedthereby, and means as a cam for moving the trigger laterally away fromthe follower after each engagement.

21. In combination with a series of intermittently-movingdistributing-channels provided with followers, an automatic startingdevice having a trigger located in engaging relation to the successivefollowers at the ends of their required paths of movement, a support forthe trigger allowing it to move with the followers when engaged thereby,and a controller for moving the trigger into and out of engagingrelation with the series of followers.

22. In combination with a series of intermittently operatingdistributing channels provided with projecting followers, an automaticstarting device having a trigger located in engaging relation to thesuccessive followers when at the ends of their required paths ofmovement, a support for the trigger movable in a direction substantiallyparallel with that of the movement of the followers, and a controllerengaging by means of an inclined surface with the trigger-support formoving the trigger into and out of the plane of rotation of theprojecting coengaging members of the followers.

23. In a machine of the class specified, in combination with theintermittently-rotating distributing-cylinder thereof,intermittentlyoperating loading mechanism therefor, comprising, aninjector located at a stopping position of the distributing-channels ofthe cylinder, means for feeding succeeding lines of type into the pathof movement of the injector, and means for starting the loadingmechanism in operation at these channels only in which the type hasreceded to a predetermined extent.

24. In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-channels, provided with followers, loading mechanism therefor,comprising, an injector located in coincidence with a stopping positionof the channels, means for feeding the type successively into the pathof movement of the injector, and an intermittently-operating drivingdevice for the loading mechanism, operable with the followers in thechannels for operating the loading mechanism only at each of thosechannels in which the followers have reached a desired predeterminedposition.

25. In combination with a series of intermittently and laterally movingtype-chann'els provided with followers, mechanism for supporting andfeeding a column of type to the channels, a trigger for starting thecolumn-feeding mechanism, located in engaging relation to the followers,and means operable with the column-feeding mechanism atapredeterminedpoint in the movement thereof for moving the trigger out of engagingrelation to the followers.

26. In a machine of the class specified, an intermittently-rotatingdistributing-cylinder provided with type-channels and followers therein,means for supporting a column of type, means for feeding the type fromthe column to the channel at the intermissions in the rotation thereof,a detent for holding the feeding mechanism ontof operation, a triggerlocated in a predetermined plane of rotation of the follower forwithdrawing the detent from the feeding mechanism, and means operativewith the column-feeding mechanism for automatically moving the triggerout of the engaging plane of the follower, to prevent the release of thedetent, thereby arresting the column-feeding operation at apredetermined point thereof.

27. In a machine of the class specified, the combination with adistributing-channel, and with a follower for the type in the channel,of automatic mechanism, comprising means for holding a column of typeand for feeding the column longitudinally, intermittently-operatingdriving mechanism, a starting device for the driving mechanism locatedin engag-,

ing relation to the follower, and means operable with the column-feedingmeans for withdrawing the starting device out of engaging relation tothe channel-follower at a predetermined point in the feeding movement ofthe column.

28. In combination with aseries of laterallymoving type-distributingchannels, and a column or galley of type, an intermittently-operatinginjector for pushing the separate lines of type into the succeedingchannels, and a breaker operable by the injector upon its return fromeach injecting operation on each line for detaching the succeeding lineof type from the galley in readiness for the succeeding movement of theinjector.

29. In combination with an injector for removing the succeeding lines oftype from a column or galley, means for feeding the succeeding linesinto the path of movement of the injector, and a breaker operable by theinjector upon its return stroke for detaching from the column the lineof type to be removed by the succeeding movement of the injector, thebreaker being mounted to swing out of the path of movement of theinjector and its line of type during the forward or injecting movementthereof.

30. In combination with the described injector for lines of type, abreaker operable by the injector,mounted upon a link for guiding ICC.

it into and out of the path of movement of the injector.

31. In combination with an injector for lines of type, means forsupporting a column of type and for feeding the succeeding lines thereofinto the path of movement of the inj ector, and a breaker operable withthe injector for engaging behind the end of the succeeding lines, anddetaching them from the column in the direction of the return movementof the injector.

32. The combination of an injector for lines of type, means forsupporting a column of type and for feeding the succeeding lines thereofinto the path of movement of the injector, and a breaker operable by theinjector upon the last portion of its return stroke for moving thebreaker into contact with the foot end of the foremost line of type, todetach it from the column in readiness for the succeeding forward strokeof the injector.

In combination with means for supporting and feeding a column of type, aguardarm for cushioning the force of impact of the feeding movement, anda reciprocating cam for controlling the movement of the guardarm, thelatter being provided with aby-pass device for engaging with the cam forallowing the latter to return Without actuating'the guard-arm.

34:. In combination with means for supporting and feeding a column oftype, a reciprocating injector for the type-lines, a guardarm forcushioning the force of impact of the feeding movement, means foryieldingly holding theguard-arm out of engagement with the type, and acam upon the injector for actuating the guard-arm upon the reciprocationof the injector in one direction, the guard-arm being provided with aby-pass for permitting the return movement of the cam without actuatingthe guard-arm.

. 35. In combination with means for supporting a column of type, aspring-actuated intermittently-operating feeding device therefor, and acam for removing the actuating pressure of the spring at the desiredintermissions in the feeding movement.

36. In combination withmeans for supporting a column of type, anintermittently-operating feeding device therefor, comprising a pusher, apawl, a reciprocating ratchet for the pawl, a spring for theforwardfeeding movement of the ratchet, and a cam ferremoving thepressure of the spring from thecolumn at the desired intervals in thefeeding movement. I j

37. In combination with means for supporting a column of type, anintermittently-Opel? ating feeding device therefor, comprisinga pusher,a pawl, a reciprocating ratchet for the pawl, a spring for the forwardfeeding movement of the ratchet, and a cam for retracting the ratchet tobring its succeeding teeth into engagement with the pawl as the columnproment of the injector, comprising 'a columnpusher, a pawl, a ratchet,a spring for the feeding movement, and a cam for retracting the ratchetto remove the tension of the spring from the column of type during theoperations of'the injector.

39. In a type-distributing machine having a series of type-channelsprovided with followers, a cover for the ends of the series of channels,having a slot movable into register with each channel of the series topermit the removal'of the follower therefrom.

40. In a type-distributing machine, in combination with 'thetype-channels thereof, provided with followers, and withactuatingsprings therefor, a movable cover-plate and abutment for thesprings, provided with a slot which may be moved into register with anychannel of the series to permit the removal of the follower therefrom,the slot being provided with a removable plug at the springengagingportion thereof for preventing the escape of the intervening springswhile moving the plate to the desired channel.

41. In combination with a type-distrib'utin g cylinder, provided with aseries of peripheral channels, an annular cover-plate for the series ofchannels mounted concentrically therewith, the cover-plate beingprovided with a slot coincident with the position of the peripheralchannels, which by the rotation of the cover-plate may -be brought intoregister with any one of the channels.

42. In combination with a type-distributing machine, a loading devicefor the channels thereof, mounted upon a hinged frame whereby it may beswung to and away from its loading position with relation to thechannels, and a driving-shaft for the loading devicelocated parallel andin substantial coincidence with the hinge-axis of the frame.

43. In combination with a type-distributing machine, loading mechanismfor the typechannels thereof, provided with an actu atingshaft, andpivotally mounted upon the machine, whereby it may be swnnginto and outof operative relation to the type-channels, the machine being providedwith a driving-shaft located in engaging relation to the actuatingshaftof the loading mechanism when the latter is in its operative position.

Signed by me at Hartford, Connecticut, this 28th day of December, 1898.

EMIL F. LINKE.

Witnesses: l

J ENNIE NELLIs, W. H. I-Iomss.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 651,551, granted June12, 1900, upon the application of Emil F. Linke, of Hartford,Connecticut, for an improvement in Type-Distributing Machines, an errorappears in the printed specification requiring correction, as follows:In line 126, page7, the compound Word laterally-moving should bestricken out, and in line 127 same page, before the Word distributingthe words laterally moving type should be inserted; and that the saidLetters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that thesame may conform to the record of the Signed, countersigned, and sealedthis 11th day of September, A. 1)., 1900.

[SEAL] v F. L. CAMPBELL,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

l, case in the Patent Oflice.

f Countersigned: l O. H. DUELL,

Commissioner of Patents.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 651,551.

